Math 486 or the prerequisites to 486 (One of MATH 215, 255, or 285 completed with a minimum grade of C- or better, AND MATH 217 completed with a minimum grade of C- or better OR permission of instructor).

This course is a companion course of Math 486. It has two mutually supportive aims: To cultivate what can be called "connected mathematical thinking", largely through ambitious problem solving activities, and to provide a rigorous and coherent treatment of some of the foundational domains of the school mathematics curriculum. The ethos of the course is the making of mathematical connections between topics or concepts that are often not made explicit, by working on problems whose solution draws upon resources from different domains of mathematics, and by identifying and making use of common mathematical structure underlying different mathematical situations.

Note: Registration for this course is by Waitlist Only. Please add yourself to the waitlist. This course is intended for students from the School of Education and for those in the Secondary Mathematics Teaching Certificate Concentration. All others should contact the instructor for permission to register.

Syllabi are available to current LSA students. IMPORTANT: These syllabi are provided to give students a general idea about the courses, as offered by LSA departments and programs in prior academic terms. The syllabi do not necessarily reflect the assignments, sequence of course materials, and/or course expectations that the faculty and departments/programs have for these same courses in the current and/or future terms.